L-arginine, training and health

Posted by: Curt | Under: 40's/fit, 50's/fit, Diet and Weight Loss, General Fitness, Health, Ladies/fit, Prime/fit, Seniors/fit, Sports, Supplements | (0) Comments

I’m not a big fan of lots of supplements and stuff like that. They are expensive, of pretty limited value and in some cases you really don’t have a clue what you are really taking since the industry is totally unregulated. But bodybuilders have known for years that L-arginine has a vasodilating effect and helps give you that big “pump”. It may also have a muscle building effect due to increased blood flow and other factors. But there are other really good benefits associated with arginine that can help anyone. In fact, the benefits of arginine in treating heart disease and hardening of the arteries was discovered in the late 90’s and resulted in a Noble Prize for the doctors who did the reasearch. The fact that so few doctors use arginine (cheap and available at any health food store) is just more evidence that the drug companies have a stranglehold on medicine and treatment in the US. Let’s face it, a cheap natural treatment has no upside to the drug companies and so they continue to push their much more expensive prescription drugs on the doctors. But, there are some doctors that really do see the value in using natural treatments whenever possible. Check out this video from one of the Nobel Prize winning doctors and make sure to watch part 2 as well.

If you are training and bodybuilding, arginine has double benefits- not only do you get better blood flow and better workouts, but you also get the long term heart benefits.